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Lamentations 3:26
26So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
Lamentations 3:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
Context of Lamentations 3:26
24I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” 25The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. 27And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline: 28Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands.
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:26 word by word
ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:26
- Psalms 52:9I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people.
- Psalms 54:6I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High.
- Galatians 4:18If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.
- Hebrews 3:14For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
- Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!
- 1 Peter 1:13So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
- Genesis 49:18I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!
- Exodus 14:13But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!”
- Psalms 37:7Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
- Psalms 119:166I long for your rescue, Lord, so I have obeyed your commands.
- Psalms 130:5I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.
- Isaiah 30:7Egypt’s promises are worthless! Therefore, I call her Rahab— the Harmless Dragon.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26It is good that a man should both hope - Hope is essentially necessary to faith; he that hopes not, cannot believe; if there be no expectation, there can be no confidence. When a man hopes for salvation, he should not only waft for it, but use every means that may lead to it; for hope cannot live, if there be no exercise. If hope become impatient, faith will be impossible: for who can believe for his salvation when his mind is agitated? He must therefore…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 In these three verses, each beginning in the Hebrew with the word good, we have first the fundamental idea that Yahweh Himself is good, and if good to all, then especially is He so to those who being in adversity can yet wait in confidence upon His mercy. Lamentations 3:26 And quietly wait - literally, “and be in silence,” i. e. abstain from all complaining. Lamentations 3:27 The yoke - Or, a “yoke.” By bearing a yoke in his youth, i. e…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what is against us. God's compassions fail not; of this we have fresh instances every morning. Portions on earth are perishing things, but God is a portion for ever. It is our duty, and will be our comfort and satisfaction, to hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Those who trust in God’s plan can wait patiently and quietly for him to bring deliverance (rescue and restoration).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. The repetition of "good" at the beginning of each of the three verses heightens the effect. wait--(Is 30:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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